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The UK government has published two important pieces of draft legislation in the trade and customs area, to take effect on Brexit, the Trade Bill and the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill (referred to as the "Customs Bill"). These Bills follow the publication by the government in October 2017 of two papers setting out details of this planned legislation.

Following the UK government's notice of withdrawal from the EU under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, the UK will cease to be an EU Member State on 29 March 2019 (or earlier, if a withdrawal agreement were to be concluded sooner).

Following Iran's satisfaction of certain requirements under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ("JCPOA"), the United States and the European Union, amongst others, relaxed aviation sanctions against Iran on 16 January 2016.

China has surprised its foreign business community after this year's summer break with key reforms of its foreign investment regime which were anticipated for many years. A key element since the beginning of China's opening up to foreign investors more than 35 years ago...

Prohibition on sale, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, of items listed in Annex 3 of Council Regulation (EU) 267/2012 and items listed in Annexes III and IV of Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011.

n 16 January 2016, the United States and the EU lifted certain sanctions against Iran in compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreed among Iran, China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States.

On July 14 2015 the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed by the E3/EU+3 countries and Iran. The United Nations Security Council endorsed the JCPOA by enacting UN Resolution 2231 (2015).